GoNews/February 2006 to December 2006

• 14 December 2006 (Japan) In the fourth game of the 32nd Tengen Title match, title holder Kono Rin defeated challenger Yamashita Keigo thereby winning the title 3-1.
• 7 December 2006 (Japan) In the fourth game of the 54th Oza Title match, challenger Yamashita Keigo defeated title holder Cho U thereby winning the title 3-1.
• 30 November 2006 (Japan) In the third game of the 54th Oza Title match, challenger Yamashita Keigo defeated title holder Cho U. The score is now 1-2 in favor of the challenger.
• 20 November 2006 (Japan) In the third game of the 32nd Tengen Title match, title holder Kono Rin defeated challenger Yamashita Keigo. The score is 2-1.
• 16 November 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the 54th Oza Title match, challenger Yamashita Keigo defeated title holder Cho U. The score is 1-1.
• 13 November 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the 32nd Tengen Title match, challenger Yamashita Keigo defeated title holder Kono Rin. The score is 1-1.
• 3 November 2006 (Japan) In the sixth game of the 31st Meijin Title match, challenger Takao Shinji defeated title holder Cho U thereby winning the title 4-2.
• 2 November 2006 (Japan) In the first game of the 32nd Tengen Title match, title holder Kono Rin defeated challenger Yamashita Keigo.
• 26 October 2006 (Japan) In the first game of the 54th Oza Title match, title holder Cho U defeated challenger Yamashita Keigo.
• 19 October 2006 (Japan) In the fifth game of the 31st Meijin Title match, title holder Cho U defeated challenger Takao Shinji. Takao leads 3-2.
• 12 October 2006 (Japan) In the fourth game of the 31st Meijin Title match, challenger Takao Shinji defeated the title holder Cho U in a close 364 move game. The score is 1-3.
• 29 September 2006 (Japan) In the third game of the 31st Meijin Title match, title holder Cho U defeated challenger Takao Shinji.
• 21 September 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the 31st Meijin Title match, challenger Takao Shinji defeated the title holder Cho U.
• 9 September 2006 (Japan) In the first game of the 31st Meijin Title match, challenger Takao Shinji defeated the title holder Cho U.
• 27 July 2006 (Japan) In the third game of the 31st Gosei Title Match, Cho U defeated Yoda Norimoto thereby winning the title 3-0.
• 19 July 2006 (Korea) In the third game of the 40th Wangwi Title Match, Lee Changho defeated Lee Yeongkyu winning the title match 3-0.
• 12 July 2006 (Korea) In the second game of the 40th Wangwi Title Match, Lee Changho defeated Lee Yeongkyu.
• 12 July 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the 31st Gosei Title match, challenger Cho U defeated the title holder Yoda Norimoto.
• 11-12 July 2006 (Japan) In the sixth game of the 61st Honinbo Title Match, the title holder Takao Shinji defeated the challenger Yamada Kimio and thereby Takao wins the match.
• 7 July 2006 (Japan) In the first game of the 31st Gosei Title match, challenger Cho U defeated the title holder Yoda Norimoto.
• 3 July 2006 (International) Pak Cheong-sang defeated Zhou Heyang to win the 19th Fujitsu Cup. A Korean player has won this championship for nine straight years; Kobayashi Koichi won in 1997.
• 1 July 2006 (International) Zhou Heyang defeated Lee Sedol and Pak Cheongsang defeated Choi Cheolhan in the semifinals of the 19th Fujitsu Cup.
• 26-27 June 2006 (Japan) In the fifth game of the 61st Honinbo Title Match, the challenger Yamada Kimio defeated the title holder Takao Shinji. The score is 3-2.
• 23 June 2006 (Korea) In the first game of the 40th Wangwi Title Match, Lee Changho defeated Lee Yeongkyu.
• 12-13 June 2006 Japan) In the fourth game of the 61st Honinbo Title Match, the title holder Takao Shinji defeated the challenger Yamada Kimio. The score is 3-1.
• 7-8 June 2006 (Japan) In the third game of the 61st Honinbo Title Match, the title holder Takao Shinji defeated the challenger Yamada Kimio. The score is 2-1.
• 31 May 2006 (China) In the third game of the 20th Tianyuan Title Match, the title holder Gu Li defeated the challenger Zhou Ruiyang thus winning the title.
• 30 May 2006 (China) In the second game of the 20th Tianyuan Title Match, the title holder Gu Li defeated the challenger Zhou Ruiyang. The score is 1-1.
• 28-29 May 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the 61st Honinbo Title Match, the challenger Yamada Kimio defeated the title holder Takao Shinji. The score is 1-1.
• 28 May 2006 (China) In the second game of the 20th Tianyuan Title Match, the challenger Zhou Ruiyang defeated the title holder Gu Li.
• 17 May 2006 (International) Second round of the 11th LG Cup with 16 out of an initial 32 players. Last year's title winner and challenger both survived the second round.
• 15 May 2006 (International) First round of the 11th LG Cup with 32 players. Last year's title winner and challenger both survived the first round.
• 8 May 2006 (Japan) In the first game of the 61st Honinbo Title match, the current title holder Takao Shinji defeated the challenger Yamada Kimio.
• 21 April 2006 In the fifth game of 10th LG Cup, Gu Li defeated Chen Yaoye, thereby winning the match.
• 19 April 2006 In the fourth game of 10th LG Cup, Chen Yaoye defeated Gu Li. The best of five series is tied 2-2.
• 17 April 2006 In the third game of 10th LG Cup, Chen Yaoye defeated Gu Li. Gu leads the best of five series 2-1.
• 13 April 2006 (Japan) Fourth game of the Judan title match between Cho Chikun defeated the challenger Yamashita Keigo and retained the title.
• 5 April 2006 (Japan) In the third game of the Judan title match the challenger Yamashita Keigo defeated Cho Chikun. The score is 2-1 in favor of Cho.
• 29 March 2006 (Korea) In the second game of the Kiseong title match, Park Yeonghun defeated An Joyeong. The match stands at 2-0.
• 27 March 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the 44th Judan title match, Cho Chikun defeated the challenger Yamashita Keigo. The match stands at 2-0.
• 20 March 2006 (Korea) In the second game of the 11th Women's Kuksu title match, the challenger Rui Naiwei defeated the title holder Cho Hye-yeon to win the title.
• 17 March 2006 (Korea) In the first game of the Kiseong title match, Park Yeonghun defeated An Joyeong.
• 9 March 2006 (Africa) Victor Chow beat Cheng Lai? to win the African Qualifying Tournament for the Toyota Denso Cup.
• 8 March 2006 In the second game of the 10 LG Cup, Gu Li defeated Chen Yaoye to lead the best of five series 2-0.
• 8 March 2006 (Japan) In the first game of the 44th Judan title match, Cho Chikun defeated the challenger Yamashita Keigo.
• 3 March 2006 (Japan) Cho Sonjin defeated Kobayashi Satoru in the final of the 25th NEC Cup.
• 2 March 2006 (Korea) Fifth and final game of the 49th Kuksu title, the challenger Yi Ch'ang-ho defeated title holder Ch'oe Ch'eol-han.
• 22-23 February 2006 (Japan) In the fourth game of the Kisei title match, the challenger Yamashita Keigo defeated title holder Hane Naoki and thereby won the title: 4-0.
• 22 February 2006 (Japan) In the third and final game of the Female Kisei title match, challenger Mannami Kana defeated title holder Chinen Kaori.
• 20 February 2006 (Korea) In the first game of the 11th Women's Kuksu title match, the challenger Rui Naiwei defeated the title holder Cho Hye-yeon.
• 17 February 2006 (China) Zhou Ruiyang defeated Kong Jie to become the challenger for the 20th Chinese Tianyuan title match.
• 17 February 2006 (Japan) Hiroe Katsuhiko announced his retirement as of 31 January 2006.
• 17 February 2006 (International) The Japanese representatives in the Fujitsu Cup have been decided. They are Yamashita Keigo, Cho Chikun, Yamashiro Hiroshi, Yuki Satoshi, Hane Naoki, Cho U and Takao Shinji.
• 17 February 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the Female Kisei title match, title holder Chinen Kaori beat challenger Mannami Kana. The score is 1-1.
• 15 February 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the Female Meijin title, challenger Aoki Kikuyo defeated title holder Koyama Terumi to claim the title 2-0.
• 15 February 2006 (Korea) Fourth game of the 49th Kuksu title, Ch'oe Ch'eol-han defeated the challenger Yi Ch'ang-ho. The score stands 2-2.
• 13 February 2006 (Taiwan) Chen Shien claimed the last open Taiwanese berth in the CSK Cup by defeating Zhou Junxun
• 13 February 2006 (Japan) Takemiya Masaki became just the 8th Japanese player to achieve 1000 professional wins, taking just over 40 years, and 1603 games.
• 13 February 2006 (International) After the end of the first stage of the Kangwon-Land Cup?, Korea leads 3-2. An Cho-yeong is the current defender.
• 13 February 2006 (Europe) Guo Juan, Alexandre Dinerchtein and Ilja Shikshin won the 3 European berths available for the Toyota Denso Cup
• 13 February 2006 (Japan) In the final of the 12th Ricoh Pair Go Cup, Cho U and Suzuki Ayumi beat Yamashita Keigo and Kobayashi Izumi to claim the title.
• 11 February 2006 (Korea) Third game of the 49th Kuksu title, challenger Yi Ch'ang-ho defeated Ch'oe Ch'eol-han. The score stands 2-1.
• 11 February 2006 (North America) In the last round of the Fujitsu Cup Qualifier Mingjiu Jiang defeated Hui Ren Yang.
• 9 February 2006 (Japan) In the first game of the Female Meijin title, challenger Aoki Kikuyo defeated title holder Koyama Terumi.
• 8-9 February 2006 (Japan) In the third game of the Kisei title match Yamashita Keigo defeated Hane Naoki. Yamashita currently leads 3-0.
• 8 February 2006 (Japan) In the first game of the Female Kisei title, challenger Mannami Kana defeated title holder Chinen Kaori.
• 5 February 2006 (North America) Third of four rounds for the Fujitsu Cup Qualifier Mingjiu Jiang defeated Edward Kim and Hui Ren Yang defeated Jung Hoon Lee?.
• 4 February 2006 (North America) Second of four rounds for the Fujitsu Cup Qualifier. Mingjiu Jiang defeated Zhi Yuan (Andy) Liu, Hui Ren Yang defeated Moon Chong Kim?, Edward Kim defeated Thomas Hsiang, Jung Hoon Lee? defeated Yuan Zhou.
• 2 February 2006 (Korea) In the second game of the 49th Kuksu title Ch'oe Ch'eol-han defeated the challenger Yi Ch'ang-ho. The score stands 1:1.
• 2 February 2006 (Japan) In the second game of the Kisei title match, the challenger Yamashita Keigo defeated Hane Naoki. Yamashita currently leads 2-0.